Identity card BES
The Identity card BES (locally also known as sedula) is a uniform identity card for residents in the
Legal basis
The legal basis is the Dutch law on BES identity cards (Dutch: Wet identiteitskaarten BES) which is derived from the corresponding law on the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Landsverordening Identiteitskaarten).[3]
The card is only valid in the
Physical appearance
The card contains 12 numbered fields on the front with explanation on the back in Dutch, English, and Papiamento:[2]
- Surname
- Given names
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth
- Sex
- Nationality (for Dutch: NLD, the card is also issued to non-Dutch residents)[4]
- ID number
- Card Number
- Status
- Date of Issue
- Date of Expiry
- Signature
The machine-readable strip starts with I<NLD as does the Dutch identity card.
Relation to other identity cards
The identity card of the Netherlands Antilles issued in Bonaire was machine-readable upon transition, whereas cards issued on Sint Eustatius and Saba were older and less secure. The last of those cards expired by 1 July 2011.[2] Furthermore, the possibility will be investigated to replace the card by the Dutch identity card.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "New ID card for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba". Sint Maarten Island Time. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ a b c "Regeling identiteitskaarten BES" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ "Invoeringswet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ a b "31 959 Aanpassingswet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba, nr. 6, NOTA NAAR AANLEIDING VAN HET VERSLAG" (in Dutch). overheid.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-16.